Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 19
Incarnations of Mahādeva in Kali-yuga (Vaivasvata Manvantara) and the Nakulīśa Horizon
शुधामा काश्यपश्चैव वसिष्ठो विरजास्तथा / अत्रिरुग्रस्तथा चैव श्रवणो ऽथ श्रविष्ठकः
śudhāmā kāśyapaścaiva vasiṣṭho virajāstathā / atrirugrastathā caiva śravaṇo 'tha śraviṣṭhakaḥ
शुधामा, काश्यप, वसिष्ठ आणि विरजा; तसेच अत्रि व उग्र; आणि श्रवण व श्रविष्ठक—हे या गणनेत सांगितलेले ऋषी आहेत।
Sūta (traditional Purāṇic narrator) recounting the list within the Kurma Purana’s sage-enumerations
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
This verse does not directly teach Ātman-doctrine; it functions as a traditional rishi-enumeration, grounding later teachings in an authoritative lineage of seers.
No specific yoga practice is prescribed in this verse; its role is archival—preserving the names of sages who transmit dharma and, by extension, the disciplines (including yoga) taught elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.
The verse itself is non-sectarian and genealogical; by emphasizing rishi-paramparā, it supports the Purāṇic synthesis in which Shaiva and Vaishnava teachings are presented through shared Vedic authority.